[MPlayer-users] Ripping DVDs with the -dumpstream option

[Dom H]

Have the devs considered expanding on the dumpstream option so
metadata is preserved, is this possible?

If it did, it would be the 1streliable (in theory) native linux app to
rip all protected dvds. Obviously dumping dvd content isn't the focus
for mplayer but it makes sense to rip it in the same way it is played
back. Assuming the disc complies with standards then rips should
always work, I assume.

On 16 November 2010 10:20, Dom H <speedsix.lists at googlemail.com> wrote:
> I see. Can you explain what the command you posted is doing, I'm a
> little unsure. Is it simply extracting the subs which I need to mux in
> with the video obtained from -dumpstream?
>
> If there isn't a simple, one command way to do this I may revert back
> to using ddrescue to rip my discs (didn't seem as reliable as mplayer
> mind)
>
> Thanks again.
>
> On 16 November 2010 03:20, Rashkae <rashkae at tigershaunt.com> wrote:
>> On 10-11-15 07:06 PM, Dom H wrote:
>>>
>>> I'm currently using the following command to rip dvds (inc. those
>>> protected with aRRcos etc.)
>>>
>>> mplayer -dumpstream dvdnav://1 -nocache -dumpfile video.mpeg
>>>
>>>
>>> This seems reliable although my very last rip was a foreign language
>>> film which the resultant file seemed to contain no subtitle tracks at
>>> all. Any ideas as to why this could happen? I'm guessing my output
>>> file extension determines the container format, is 'mpeg' the most
>>> suitable? I want to ensure that forced subtitles function as intended
>>> from my rips when passing the -forcedsubsonly option on playback.
>>>
>>> Basically I want a copy of the main feature title that will play back
>>> exactly as the original disc would.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> That's not going to be that easy.  While the dumpstream command captures the
>> sub images in the stream, all the the meta-deta that is used to help display
>> them (language, colors, etc.) is missing.  You probably want to try
>> experimenting   with mencoder's -vobsubout option to extract the subs from
>> the original dvd.  It would then probably be a good idea to mux the mpeg and
>> the subs into an mkv container, for easier compatability with video players
>> that don't support external vob sub files.
>>
>> An example vobsubout script:
>>
>> mencoder $1 -sid $2 -o /dev/null -ovc copy -oac copy -ofps 30000/1001
>>  -vobsubout $1 -vobsuboutindex 0 -vobsuboutid en
>>
>> I found that some videos would get completely wrong timestamps unless I
>> include the -ofps option.  I usually apply that command to an extracted mpeg
>> file, but as I mentioned, all useful meta-data is lost.  You will want to
>> make that work with dvdnav:// --nocache (assuming mencoder will support
>> those) to preserve that extra data.
>>
>>
>>
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